100 Days of the Holidays

The original plan was to include a well laid out “100 Days of Christmas”, because – well I adore Christmas. But after countless hours spent brainstorming and scheduling posts, I thought it quite unfair to the other incredible holidays coming up within the next three months to focus solely on just one.

I mean, honestly, who doesn’t love Thanksgiving? A holiday centered around great food and great company – YES PLEASE!!

And a Halloween – a day of choosing to be anyone other than yourself while eating snacks – HELL YEA!

So I decided to shift things just a little and instead of celebrating one holiday – celebrate them all! So here’s the beginning to 100 Days of the Holidays. A blog series that will span over the next 100 days, bringing with it a daily post covering everything from home decor, fun activities, delicious recipes, fun and easy DIY projects and other awesome holiday related things!

Day One:

For those of us who love to share in the excitement of Christmas, but are sometimes at a loss of what to do, or may be on a tight budget, there are SO many things out there that cost next to nothing, or even nothing at all. Here’s a list of 100 Christmas related activities that you can do with friends and family or even during a little quiet ‘me time’.

Write/mail a letter to Santa

Make Christmas cards

Make paper snowflakes

Go caroling

Color Christmas pictures

Make paper chains

Collect pine cones

Make popcorn garland

Make Christmas bird treats to hang outside

Watch a Christmas movie

Make Christmas sugar cookies

Make reindeer food

Read a Christmas story

Go for a walk/drive and look at Christmas lights

Volunteer at a community holiday drive

Pick out Christmas tree

Pack a shoe box for your local woman’s shelter

Assemble/decorate a gingerbread house

Make Christmas tree ornaments

Make a traditional family dessert

Roast marshmallows

Do a craft using jingle bells

Decorate the tree

Donate food to your local food bank

Play Elf to a friend – keep it secret!

Hang stockings

Make a snow-globe

Make a Christmas angel

Go ice skating

Help wrap presents

Visit Santa

Make peppermint bark

Decorate your front door

Create family initial tree ornament

Attend community parade

Make felt Christmas tree

Gather old clothes/toys to donate

Create holiday wreath

Create holiday themed centerpieces

Go sledding

Make eggnog

Make party invitations

Create Christmas budget

Make Christmas card tree

Make wine bottle home decor

Create random act of kindness advent calendar

Have a Christmas themed movie night

Create wine cork tree ornament

Make tree shaped brownies

Visit community tree lighting

Write a holiday greeting for someone in the armed forces

Donate to local charity drive

Make Mickey Mouse tree ornament

Make a holiday playlist

Make DIY gift for teacher

Host a cookie exchange

Create a ‘Night Before Christmas Box’

Video chat with out of town family member(s) or friend(s)

Have a slumber party by the tree

Build a snowman

Make homemade stew

Have a Christmas themed game night

Host secret Santa

Make a DIY gift for your neighbor

Begin a new Christmas tradition

Build a fort and hang Christmas lights

Work on Christmas puzzle

Plan a red and green day

Have a snowball fight

Adopt a family for Christmas

Have a Christmas movie marathon

Visit a nursing home

Bake cookies for Santa

Create an ugly Christmas sweater

Have a cookie decorating party

Have a picnic by the tree

Donate blankets and/or towels to local animal shelter

Have a Christmas music dance party

Make homemade hot chocolate

Make a homemade ‘Countdown to Christmas’

Have a silly, Christmas themed family photo shoot

Build a snow fort

Leave a thank you note for your mail carrier

Go on a Christmas themed scavenger hunt

Send care package to troops overseas

Decorate your home for the holidays

Have an ugly sweater competition

Volunteer at your local animal shelter

Make paper Christmas lights

Have a homemade Christmas photo booth

Make Christmas pictures to hang

Make homemade advent calendar

Play Christmas bingo

DIY gifts for friends

Make Christmas crayons

Go shopping as a family

Check out Christmas books from the library

Deliver treats to local fire station

Have a Christmas karaoke night

Make Christmas crackers

Some of these will be developed further in a post of their own, while some are self explanatory. Don’t let money or lack of creative juice prevent you from enjoying the holidays. Don’t let the thought of growing older, stop you from enjoying the child-like magic that surrounds the holidays.